Women's Rowing

Nicoleta Mantescu took over the reigns of the Sacred Heart rowing program before the 2010-11 season.

Coaching Accomplishments:

Mantescu joined the Sacred Heart Athletic Department following a ten year run as the Director of Rowing at the Saugatuck Rowing Club, in Westport. There she coached men's and women's competitive rowers and was responsible for designing and implementing conditioning plans as well as clinical curriculum

Beginning in 2006, and ending in 2009, Mantescu also filled the role of general manager at the Saugatuck Rowing Club. From 1995-2000 she served as a head coach for the Saugatuck Rowing Association. In that span, she increased adult novice and junior programs from 17 to 70

Under her guidance, the Saugatuck Rowing club has won six National Championship titles over seven years (2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004). She also led the team to eight Northeast Regional Championships (1997, 2003 through 2009) and put together gold medal crews at the Head of the Charles Regatta in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2006

Mantescu began her professional coaching career in 1986 as an assistant coach for the Olympia Bucharest Rowing Club. In 1989, she took over as the head coach for the Romanian Senior B National Team. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, Mantescu's men's 4+ team won the gold medal

Following her stint with the Romanian national team, Mantescu spent three years as the Assistant Director of Rowing for the Romanian Rowing Federation